The ruling on performing Hajj on behalf of one who is unable
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Question:
He says: My second question is also about my mother, who is very old and cannot bear the hardships of performing the rites. She hopes that Allah will bless her with a visit to His House and the performance of its rites, but she is not financially able. Is it permissible for me, her son, to perform Hajj on her behalf?
Answer:
Acting as a proxy is not permissible except when one is unable to perform Hajj personally. If one is able to perform Hajj personally, it is obligatory for him to do so, even if he is carried. Today, praise be to Allah, means of transportation have become easy, and the matters of tawaf and sa'y have also become easy; one can be carried in a cart, stand at 'Arafah, stay overnight at Muzdalifah, and stay overnight at Mina. All of this does not require walking; it is simply staying in these places with the intention of performing the rites. As for ramy al-jamarat (stoning the pillars), the one who is unable can appoint a proxy. So she can perform Hajj while being carried, perform the rites while being carried, and appoint a proxy for stoning the pillars. However, if she is unable to do so and cannot be carried, and she has not yet performed the obligatory Hajj, then she appoints someone to perform Hajj on her behalf, like the very old, sick person with a chronic illness. This is because a woman came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah, my father has reached the age of obligatory Hajj, but he cannot stay steady on the mount. Should I perform Hajj on his behalf?" He said, "Yes, perform Hajj on behalf of your father." The one who is unable, and cannot even be carried or transported, and has not performed the obligatory Hajj, appoints someone to perform Hajj on his behalf from among his children or others, on the condition that the proxy has already performed the obligatory Hajj before that. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
He says: My second question is also about my mother, who is very old and cannot bear the hardships of performing the rites. She hopes that Allah will bless her with a visit to His House and the performance of its rites, but she is not financially able. Is it permissible for me, her son, to perform Hajj on her behalf?
Answer:
Acting as a proxy is not permissible except when one is unable to perform Hajj personally. If one is able to perform Hajj personally, it is obligatory for him to do so, even if he is carried. Today, praise be to Allah, means of transportation have become easy, and the matters of tawaf and sa'y have also become easy; one can be carried in a cart, stand at 'Arafah, stay overnight at Muzdalifah, and stay overnight at Mina. All of this does not require walking; it is simply staying in these places with the intention of performing the rites. As for ramy al-jamarat (stoning the pillars), the one who is unable can appoint a proxy. So she can perform Hajj while being carried, perform the rites while being carried, and appoint a proxy for stoning the pillars. However, if she is unable to do so and cannot be carried, and she has not yet performed the obligatory Hajj, then she appoints someone to perform Hajj on her behalf, like the very old, sick person with a chronic illness. This is because a woman came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah, my father has reached the age of obligatory Hajj, but he cannot stay steady on the mount. Should I perform Hajj on his behalf?" He said, "Yes, perform Hajj on behalf of your father." The one who is unable, and cannot even be carried or transported, and has not performed the obligatory Hajj, appoints someone to perform Hajj on his behalf from among his children or others, on the condition that the proxy has already performed the obligatory Hajj before that. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/220 — archive.org (6:23)
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